Billshark negotiators specialize in reducing bills by combining rate analysis, provider outreach, and transparent reporting. They review service tiers, equipment charges, taxes, surcharges, and promotional eligibility. They compare current plans to loyalty offers and new customer incentives, then present providers with options to maintain service while lowering cost. For wireless accounts, they often optimize data pools, remove legacy fees, and secure device credits. For cable or internet, they can reduce modem rentals, remove unused premium packages, and apply retention offers. For satellite radio, they pursue promotional pricing, loyalty credits, and seasonal discounts. Customers appreciate Billshark because the work is done for them: no long phone calls, no waiting on hold, and no need to renegotiate every year alone. The process starts with a bill upload; within a few days the team provides status updates, proposed changes, and the estimated savings. After customer approval, savings are applied directly to the account and reflected on future statements. The only cost is a percentage of the verified savings, reinforcing a risk-free, performance-based model. Billshark supports individuals, families, small businesses, and larger organizations. Multi-location businesses benefit from coordinated negotiations that consider volume and contract terms. Households save on recurring subscriptions and avoid creeping price increases. Students and retirees value the ability to keep their existing service while spending less. The platform is built to be secure and simple: encrypted uploads, limited access to sensitive data, and clear audit trails of every negotiation attempt.
Your Cable Company is Raising Your Prices Through Hidden Fees
What do airlines, hotel resorts and cable companies have in common? Lots of hidden fees. What the companies advertise to consumers and what customers actually end up paying can be very different.
A new Consumer Reports analysis found that cable companies add approximately $37 per month in unadvertised fees on a consumer’s bill. That adds about 24% to the average price of a consumer’s bill.
The report looked at 787 cable bills from 13 companies including Comcast, Cox, Altice USA, Verizon FiOS, AT&T U-Verse, Frontier and more. They discovered that, while the average bill was $156.71 per month, consumers paid an astonishing $217.42. Consumer Reports breaks it down:
Premium services – $9.15
Company-imposed fees: $37.11
Government fees and taxes: $13.28
Miscellaneous fees: $1.17
Using just company-imposed fees in the equation, Consumer Reports estimates that nearly $28 billion per year in fees is generated by the cable industry.
The report also found that an average bill contains more than 13 separate line-item charges which includes the fees noted above, plus line-items for the base package price. Many of the fees are misleadingly named, causing confusion and raising concerns that cable companies are not being transparent about their pricing.
Consumer Reports supports the TRUE Fees Act (Truth-In-Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over Fees) introduced by US Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) that would require telecom companies to include all charges in their advertised prices.
There is something consumers can do right now. Send your bills to Billshark and we will negotiate your monthly rate so that you never overpay again. It takes just a few minutes and there’s absolutely no risk. If we can’t lower your rate, you don’t pay.
